What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 8, 1998, at 0830 am Mr. John finley with his wife and daughter departed brackett la verne airport in route to grants pass Oregon. Mr. Finley retracted landing gear and heard a cracking sound and noticed the left main gear did not retract. Mr. Finley cycled the landing gear switch several times with no results. Mr. Finley stated he tried to pull the left gear in to place using the tow bar which allowed the landing gear doors to close, but the gear would not lock in the down position. At 11:15 am Mr. Finley decided to land the aircraft at san bernardino internaitonal airport with the main landing gear partially retracted. Upon landing on runway 24 the landing gear completely collapsed. The aircraft received minor damage and Mr. Finley and his two passengers did not receive any injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 8, 1998, AT 0830 AM MR. JOHN FINLEY WITH HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER DEPARTED BRACKETT LA VERNE AIRPORT IN ROUTE TO GRANTS PASS OREGON. MR. FINLEY RETRACTED LANDING GEAR AND HEARD A CRACKING SOUND AND NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. MR. FINLEY CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. MR. FINLEY STATED HE TRIED TO PULL THE LEFT GEAR IN TO PLACE USING THE TOW BAR WHICH ALLOWED THE LANDING GEAR DOORS TO CLOSE, BUT THE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. AT 11:15 AM MR. FINLEY DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AT SAN BERNARDINO INTERNAITONAL AIRPORT WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 THE LANDING GEAR COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND MR. FINLEY AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.
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